Daily Themed Crossword February 17, 2018 Answers
Every clue and answer from the February 17, 2018 grid, in puzzle order.
February 17, 2018 — All 61 Clues
Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rainbow shape | Show answer | 3 | |
| #2 | On vacation | Show answer | 4 | |
| #3 | "This Means ___" film starring Tom Hardy and Chris Pine | Show answer | 3 | |
| #4 | "A long time __ in a galaxy far far away..." ("Star Wars" opening line) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #5 | New Mexico state flower | Show answer | 5 | |
| #6 | Breakfast bar bits | Show answer | 4 | |
| #7 | Powered down | Show answer | 3 | |
| #8 | A film that fails | Show answer | 4 | |
| #9 | Group of ships | Show answer | 5 | |
| #10 | The tip of sensory neurons: 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #11 | Stark patriarch from "Game of Thrones" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #12 | "On the Waterfront" director Kazan | Show answer | 4 | |
| #13 | "My Heart Will Go On" singer Celine | Show answer | 4 | |
| #14 | "Old World Style" sauce brand that rivals Prego | Show answer | 4 | |
| #15 | Everything | Show answer | 3 | |
| #16 | NFL star ___ Manning | Show answer | 3 | |
| #17 | Nile or swamp menace for short | Show answer | 4 | |
| #18 | ___ the line (obey) | Show answer | 3 | |
| #19 | ___ de Janeiro | Show answer | 3 | |
| #20 | ___ Dien actor who played Johnny Rico in the 1997 hit film "Starship Troopers" 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #21 | Up to the task | Show answer | 4 | |
| #22 | Exiled Shah Mohammad ___ Pahlavi | Show answer | 4 | |
| #23 | Speedway event | Show answer | 4 | |
| #24 | Detox locale for addicts | Show answer | 5 | |
| #25 | "Gadzooks!" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #26 | Jay ___ actor who played El Diablo in the film "Suicide Squad" | Show answer | 9 | |
| #27 | Informal top | Show answer | 3 | |
| #28 | It's measured in years | Show answer | 3 | |
| #29 | Research site for a scientist | Show answer | 3 | |
| #30 | "___-Man" 2015 superhero film starring Paul Rudd | Show answer | 3 | |
| #31 | CV inclusion for short | Show answer | 3 | |
| #32 | Nothing at all | Show answer | 4 | |
| #33 | Sign on for another tour | Show answer | 4 | |
| #34 | Osbourne of "Black Sabbath" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #35 | The character played by Denise Richards (birthday today) in the film "Starship Troopers": 2 wds. | Show answer | 12 | |
| #36 | ___ Rudolph "Grown Ups" and "Bridesmaids" actress | Show answer | 4 | |
| #37 | Riddick ___ famed boxer | Show answer | 4 | |
| #38 | "The Simpsons" teacher ___ Krabappel | Show answer | 4 | |
| #39 | "It's never ___ late to begin!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #40 | Old detergent that promised "white white washes without red hands" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #41 | Vote in the positive | Show answer | 3 | |
| #42 | Online letter | Show answer | 5 | |
| #43 | Stereotypically upper-crust | Show answer | 5 | |
| #44 | Gladiatorial battlefield | Show answer | 5 | |
| #45 | Beloved | Show answer | 4 | |
| #46 | The actress who portrayed the character Isabelle "Dizzy" Flores inthe film "Starship Troopers": 2 wds. | Show answer | 9 | |
| #47 | "Star Trek: ___ Darkness" | Show answer | 4 | |
| #48 | Jazz legend Fitzgerald | Show answer | 4 | |
| #49 | Crowd-sourced review site | Show answer | 4 | |
| #50 | Conclude | Show answer | 3 | |
| #51 | Lager alternative | Show answer | 3 | |
| #52 | Saint who is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers | Show answer | 4 | |
| #53 | Rocker Reed | Show answer | 3 | |
| #54 | Welcome sight | Show answer | 3 | |
| #55 | "The plot thickens!" | Show answer | 3 | |
| #56 | Dined | Show answer | 3 | |
| #57 | One way to fall | Show answer | 3 | |
| #58 | First skipper? | Show answer | 4 | |
| #59 | "Frasier" character played by Peri Gilpin | Show answer | 3 | |
| #60 | Pass on a track | Show answer | 3 | |
| #61 | Lead-in to correct | Show answer | 4 |
How the February 17, 2018 Grid Breaks Down
This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for February 17, 2018, a Saturday. It contains 61 clues, which is a little below the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is CARMENIBANEZ at 12 letters; the shortest is 3.
Watch the clue wording on this one: 4 clues carry a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.
Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2018 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.
February 17, 2018 — Questions
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3 Tips for the February 17, 2018 Crossword
The theme is a clue in itself
Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 61 clues with answers from 3 to 12 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.
Short fills are where the crossings come from
Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.
Keep the streak going
The 2018 archive holds every board from this year, and nothing is removed once published. Older boards are the cheapest practice there is, because the clue style repeats even when the answers do not.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify this board
The 61 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the February 17, 2018 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.
Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
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How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword
How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.
Read the theme before the clues
Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.
Fill the short crossings first
Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.
Abbreviations are signposted
A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.